21 Weeks

Baby is 3/4 of a pound and 10 1/2 inches long!

Hello Heartburn!

Just the past 2 weeks I have noticed a yucky pregnancy symptom.... the evil heartburn!  I don't believe I have ever had heartburn before and it is gross! During my first trimester I got evening nausea. I was very fortunate that I didn't ever throw up... but nausea and heartburn are VERY different. I guess I should be very thankful if this is the worst  of my pregnancy symptoms!

The number one thing I have learned that causes me heartburn is tomatoes, I guess because they are soo acidy. This is a huge bummer because I am Italian and LOVE pasta and pasta sauce and tomatoes. Another bummer is that I live in New Mexico where our favorite snack ever in the whole world is chips and salsa.  Sauce and Salsa cause me lots of nasty heartburn. That is ok though, because there are other things that I LOVE to eat that don't cause me heartburn... like raspberries and steak! :) Lol  I could eat steak every night. If only steak wasn't soo damn expensive!

I think I'm in Love

I cannot believe how much I love this little guy and I haven't even met him yet. It is just surreal. I never imagined I could love someone soo much before I even laid eyes on him. Ever since our ultrasound I have been completely smitten. His pictures are the background on my computers and the wallpaper on my phone. I love staring at him and trying to make out his features and imaging what he will look like. I can't wait to see him for the first time. I wonder what he will look like and who he will look or act like more.

It sounds crazy, but I am already looking forward to long nights awake just staring at him.
Sigh... I feel like he already has me wrapped around his finger and he isn't even here yet... imagine how smitten I will be when he gets here! :)

The Name Game

To Tell People your baby's name before they are born or not to tell people your baby's name before they are born. That is the question.

I have heard many sides to this debate and yet I still have no idea where I stand with it. I would love for everyone to know the name we pick out for our son, but I also don't want to hear people tell me that it is a horrible name or they knew someone named that who was a total looser.... because lets be honest, that is going to happen. But I guess if you just stick with that name no matter what, is it really going to matter what every else thinks? And there is a chance they might still tell you all of those things even after you have your kid.

That being said, no, we have not officially picked out a name. Although I think we probably have it narrowed down to two and I have a pretty good feeling which of the two it will be. Whether we decide to share that info... I have no idea. Maybe we will keep it on the DL and just tell our family and keep it a surprise from everyone else? But I will be buying cute little wall art with his name on it... whatever it will be.... to hang on our wall. :)

Going overboard?

Ok... soo I have been waiting to find out what I was having for what seems like forever and now that I KNOW I want to start shopping! I think Ryan thinks I am crazy! Lol

But can you just melt with me over these two things? Please?

THIS bedding from Target :

http://www.target.com/DwellStudio-Target-Blue-Baby-Bedding/dp/B0042F2NMM/ref=sc_ri_3?ie=UTF8&node=671344011

With THESE hand painted wall letters:

http://www.lovellabowtique.com/item_773/Brown-and-Green-Polka-Dot-Custom-Hand-Painted-Wall-Letters.htm

Oh my! Isn't that the cutest thing ever! Oh man! I WISH we had a name so I could buy the wall letters! Lol So I took a break from bedding and decor searching and went to some baby name websites and tried to force Ryan to look at them too. He kept saying we have plenty of time. Sigh... All I have to say is these cute wall letters better be ordered and hung on the wall before this kid gets here! Lol

20 weeks

How far along?: 20 weeks
How big is baby?: The length of a banana.
Weight gain/loss?: I have gained 6 pounds
Stretch marks?: None yet... Hope it stays that way! :)
Maternity clothes?: All of my pants I am wearing are maternity, but I am still mixing and matching tops and living in non maternity dresses.
Sleep?: I am sleeping very well! My first trimester I got up to pee a lot, but this second trimester I sleep like a rock all night long!
Food cravings?: Still craving raspberries... anything and everything raspberry, especially fresh raspberries! But I also have been really enjoying eating steak...
Gender?: BOY!
Movement?: Finally started feeling movements the past couple weeks. I SWEAR I felt a kick last night when I was laying down trying to sleep with my hand on my belly! After seeing the baby on the ultrasound today I couldn't believe how much the baby moves around and how little I still feel. But I know that will change!
Belly button: Normal, but kinda sensitive. Ryan has been teasing me soo much about my belly button popping out, but it is a super innie so I don't think it will... but right now it is still an innie, it is just kind of sensitive.
What are you looking forward to this week?: Telling everyone that it is a boy! Shopping and looking for boy stuff and feeling him move and hopefully Ryan feel him soon too!

And I decided to nix the weekly dress pictures, because I feel soo huge in clothes, especially baggy dresses and not as big when I wear other things. So I decided I would wear something more fitted for my weekly pictures so we can really tell how I am growing.

Its A......

Healthy Baby Boy! :)


Even more exciting than finding out that it was a boy was finding out that he is totally healthy and growing as he should! Two arms, two legs, Nice big head, eyes, nose, ears and a healthy steady heartbeat with 4 little chambers! Oh what a beautiful sight! :)

Happy Father's Day!

We had a busy weekend with Ryan's cousin's wedding in Albuquerque and Father's Day! It was a beautiful wedding and we had a great time with all of our Family! I was even able to see some of my family that I hadn't seen in awhile, my Uncle Andrew's family and his adorbale kids Ava and Dominic! We also go to have a nice Father's Day lunch with my parents and Ryan got his first Daddy's day cards and a small present from me! I gave him some Dallas Cowboys onesies that were pretty neutral in color, since we don't know yet what we will be having .... but we find out TODAY!

And here are some pictures from our weekend! :)

19 weeks

I took this picture late... but here is the dress that I plan to wear for Ryan's cousin's wedding this weekend. It looks ALOT different from the last time I wore it! Lol

Sorry I didn't write this week! But I promise next week will be better! Especially since we have our BIG ultrasound in 4 days! I have been feeling some movement... but it is very slight. Fluttering and some little flicks every now and again! That is neat. I thought I would be able to distinguish it more from like every day stuff, but I really have focus on it and there are a bunch of times, where I am like, I felt something, was that the baby? Anywho, we have a busy weekend with a family wedding and father's day. But we will take a bunch of pictures, I'm sure and Monday at 2:30 is our apt! :D

18 weeks

I feel HUGE, but I know I still have a LOONG way to go and compared to 5.5 months from now I am probably pretty small! But I guess because this is the biggest my stomach has ever been it feels pretty big! It is actually pretty cool though. Society makes you want to have a perfectly flat stomach. You spend soo much time trying to get your stomach flat and sucking in your gut any chance you get. This is one of the only times where it is ok to have a big belly! So I am embracing this! Lol I love having a little belly! :)

2 out of 3 aint bad!

Just got back from the hospital to get some blood work done. The first time I went to the hospital, it literally took like 10 minutes. Checked in, got my blood work, done. The second time... not so much. It took forever to check in, the order from the doctor was wrong and they had to contact them. Then at the lab they said the doctor sent the wrong order and they couldn't get ahold of them. It took a good 2 or 3 hours! I went in today, my day off... expecting to wait a couple of hours and I was in and out in 15 minutes! :) So, you know, 2 good visits out of 3 isn't bad at all!

The bloodwork they did today was for some scary test to see if the baby is healthy. I believe they are testing for signs of down syndrom and something else. The doctor said the test has a high false positive rate, so not to get alarmed and if it does come back positive it will just mean more ultrasounds. So now we play the waiting game! I imagine if it is positive I will know sooner than my appointement that I have in 2 weeks! Lol

Oh yeah and speaking of that apt.... 2 weeks until we find out if we should buy pink or blue!

Chalk another one up!

I never thought I'd be excited about gaining weight! Lol I went to my 16 week appointement and was a little shocked that in 4 months I had only gained 3 pounds! I thought that sounded sooo low. The doctor wasn't concerned at all so I tried to brush it off. But, I climbed on the scale this morning and I was happy to see I had gained another pound! Lol So now I am moving into my 18th week with 4 pounds instead of 3 :)

2 week comparison

I know I've posted both of these pictures... but I think this 2 week comparison is crazy! I seemed to have just popped between 15 and 17 weeks! Plus I don't like my 16 week picture (thinking about deleting it lol!). So here is my comparison from 15 to 17 weeks. Grey dress is 15 weeks and Green dress is 17!